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處非處智力

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: power of discerning right from wrong

Senses:

  • The power of distinguishing the appropriate from the inappropriate. One of the ten powers 十力 (Skt. sthânâsthâna-jñāna-bala; Tib. gnas dang gnas ma yin pa mkhyen pa'i stobs). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.502b17〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura,Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 532

    Bulgyo sajeon 841a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 688a

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1033

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2402c

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa) {Digital Version}

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    Entry created: 2004-04-05

    Updated: 2011-03-16